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Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique. : Enrichie de plusieurs belles figures des raretez les plus considerables qui y sont d'écrites. : Avec vn vocabulaire Caraïbe

by: Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683; Rochefort, César de, -1690; Poincy, Louis de, -1660; Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679; Duboyer, C. L. fmo RPJCB; Ternaux Compans, Henri, 1807-1864. fmo RPJCB; Indigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library) RPJCB

Publication date: 1658

Topics: Carib Indians, Carib language, Natural history, Apalachee Indians, Indian linguistics, Imprint 1658

Publisher: A Roterdam, : Chez Arnould Leers,

Collection: jcbindigenous; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana

Contributor: John Carter Brown Library

Language: French

Added engraved t.p. reads: Histoire naturelle & morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique

Authorship from Echeverria & Wilkie. Has also been attributed to Louis de Poincy and to César de Rochefort

Two states are noted. In state 1, the dedicatory epistle is signed C. de Rochefort. In state 2, the dedicatory epistle is signed L. D. P. (on leaf a4, a cancel)

In 2 parts. Part 2 has special part title page

Signatures: a-b⁴ A-3X⁴ 3Y² (2Y2 verso blank)

Title vignettes

P. 223 misnumbered 232; p. 352 misnumbered 351; p. 354 misnumbered 454

Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie. French image, 658/3

"Vocabulaire Caraïbe," by Raymond Breton, p. 515-527

"Digression de la nature du Paîs des Apalachites, de leurs moeurs, & de leur religion ancienne & nouvelle," p. 353-379

Includes bibliographical references

Echeverria & Wilkie. French image

JCB Lib cat., pre-1675

Cundall, F. West Indies

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.)

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy 1: Represents state 1. Bound in contemporary calf, re-backed

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy 1: C. L. Duboyer: inscription; H. T. : binding stamp

John Carter Brown Library copy 2: Represents state 2. Has ms. notes. Bound in contemporary calf. Lacks portrait

Notes

No copyright. Cropping of text may occur due to narrow margins, thickness of text.

Accession: 0769

Addeddate: 2015-01-21 14:35:32.696449

Associated-names: Rochefort, César de, -1690; Poincy, Louis de, -1660; Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679; Duboyer, C. L; Ternaux Compans, Henri, 1807-1864; Indigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)